Obsessive licking is incessant with your dog fully engrossed in it and it has no obvious cause or purpose.
Dog keeps licking floor coughing.
Buying your pet some dog play toy preferably new toys from amazon which is known to work in stopping dogs from licking.
Dog licking the carpet.
How to stop your dog licking the floor engage your pet in more outdoor exercise to increase their mental and physical stimulation.
Using a calming medication which is available.
Unfortunately there s not much you can do other than continue the treatment your vet prescribed for the original problem.
Thanks for the information.
I suspect that it may be nausea in this case.
Licking a carpet may be the way your pooch simply passes the time when they are suffering from boredom.
Some lapping at the floor and other surfaces is normal for your pooch but it s concerning when it s obsessive.
Obsessive licking can be due to a few things.
Your dog s at it again for the third time today already.
I ve googled it but have only found anecdotal stories mostly i found that the frantic licking of the floors seems to be due to the dog feeling nauseous and the equivalent of them trying to find grass to eat.
My wheaten terrier has the exact same symptoms panic fear excessive licking of lips and eating anything and everything on the floor or ground.
Grass whole dry leaves bark mulch etc.
The licking the floor and drinking as well as the hacking and swallowing could all be signs that her esophagus is irritated again.
This may indicate a health problem so schedule a vet appointment promptly.
One possible explanation for this behavior is that the dog has a digestive problem.
John texas veterinarian replied 10 years ago.
Indeed when dogs have an upset stomach their instinct is to eat grass so they can induce themselves to vomit but in a domestic setting at home there s no grass to eat so the dog reaches out for the carpet or anything else in reach.
It s got you all sorts of worried.